Word: proofing
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...primary interest is in comparative historical linguistics with a focus on the Proto-Indo-European language. The language was probably spoken somewhere in central Asia around 4000 B.C. and there is no proof of it in the written record, although linguists have reconstructed all aspects of its grammar by looking at languages that descended from this proto-language. Rau then uses this knowledge to study the history of the Greek and Latin languages, which are just two of the languages that descend from the Indo-European. He is the only faculty member with a core interest in this area, which...
...voted against the funding. The next day, I was blasted by a number of left-wing bloggers: Klein screwed up! I had quoted Harman in the past tense-common usage for politicians who know their words will appear after a vote takes place. That was sloppy and... suspicious! Proof that you just can't trust the mainstream media. On Eschaton, a blog that specializes in media bashing, I was given the coveted "Wanker of the Day" award. Eventually, Harman got wind of this and called, unbidden, to apologize for misleading me, saying I had quoted her correctly...
...crime originally being investigated. It's part of a general category of things - from particularly depraved conduct to the use of a weapon - that can, depending on the crime, increase a sentence if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence (the law's lowest level of proof) that they happened. To get a sense of the absurdity of this, think of someone found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt - the highest level of proof - of dealing 20 grams of cocaine, and the judge saying, hey, there's evidence that you dealt 10 times that amount...
...American economy. This year alone, over 133,000 applications were submitted for the 65,000 available visas on the first application day—dooming many members of the Harvard Class of 2007 to effective deportation because they had barely taken midterms by the date on which they needed proof of graduation.The U.S. economy has thrived for so long in part because it attracts the world’s greatest minds. The H1-B cap, however, undermines that inviting sprit by turning away many talented individuals out of a misplaced desire to “protect” American jobs...
...crime originally being investigated. It's part of a general category of enhancements - from particularly depraved conduct to the use of a weapon - that can, depending on the crime, increase a sentence if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence (the law's lowest level of proof) that they happened. To get a sense of the absurdity of this, think of someone found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt-the highest level of proof-of dealing 20 grams of cocaine, and the judge saying, hey, there's evidence that you dealt 10 times that amount...